Analysis of Natural Volatile Organic Compounds (NVOCs)
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Flavours and Fragrances".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2026 | Viewed by 590
Special Issue Editor
Interests: volatile organic compounds (terpenes, norisoprenoids, aliphatic and aromatic compounds, others); glycosidically bound volatiles; chemical biomarkers; chemical biodiversity; gas chromatography and mass spectrometry; organic chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Although research of natural volatile organic compounds (NVOCs) has been performed intensively over the recent three decades, with different Special Issues of Molecules also being prepared, there still is a need for opening new possibilities and focusing our research on the analysis of NVOCs. Namely, new chemical profiles of NVOCs can be expected from different natural sources (including their changes due to varied influences), with challenges in the identification of different isomers and complex mixture separations being associated with them. Thus, innovative preparative methods could be developed (e.g., to avoid artefacts formation). Improved gas chromatography methodology could also be achieved. Therefore, NVOCs (headspace, volatiles and semi-volatiles) related to plants, foods, beverages or to other natural origins are of interest. Besides their analysis, different beneficial effects or other useful properties of isolated and analyzed NVOCs can be determined.
This new Special Issue of Molecules, entitled “Analysis of Natural Volatile Organic Compounds (NVOCs)”, is offering researchers an opportunity to publish their papers on NVOCs (headspace, volatiles and semi-volatiles) related to plants, foods, beverages or to other natural origins. Apart from their analysis, different beneficial effects or other useful properties of isolated and analyzed NVOCs can be determined.
Prof. Dr. Igor Jerković
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- volatile organic compounds
- essential oils
- headspace
- terpene, norisoporenoid and phenylpropane derivatives
- aliphatic compounds
- gas chromatography
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